Grasshoppers are the most commonly eaten insects by humans worldwide, as they are rich in proteins and micro-nutrients. This study aimed to assess the occurrence of transferable antibiotic resistance genes in commercialized edible grasshoppers. To this end, the prevalence of 12 selected genes [aac(6’)-Ie aph(2″)-Ia, blaZ, erm(A), erm(B), erm(C), mecA, tet(M), tet(O), tet(S), tet(K), vanA, vanB] coding for resistance to antibiotics conventionally used in clinical practice was determined. The majority of samples were positive for tet(M) (70.0%), tet(K) (83.3%) and blaZ (83.3%). A low percentage of samples were positive for erm(B) (16.7%), erm(C) (26.7%) and aac(6’)-Ie aph(2″)-Ia (13.3%), whereas no samples were positive for erm(A), vanA, vanB, tet(O) and mecA. Cluster analysis identified four main clusters, allowing a separation of samples on the basis of their country of origin.
Transferable antibiotic resistances in marketed edible grasshoppers (Locusta migratoria migratorioides) / Osimani, Andrea; Garofalo, Cristiana; Aquilanti, Lucia; Milanovic, Vesna; Cardinali, Federica; Taccari, Manuela; Pasquini, Marina; Tavoletti, Stefano; Clementi, Francesca. - In: JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE. - ISSN 0022-1147. - ELETTRONICO. - 82:5(2017), pp. 1184-1192. [10.1111/1750-3841.13700]
Transferable antibiotic resistances in marketed edible grasshoppers (Locusta migratoria migratorioides)
OSIMANI, ANDREA;GAROFALO, CRISTIANA;AQUILANTI, Lucia;MILANOVIC, VESNA;CARDINALI, FEDERICA;TACCARI, Manuela;PASQUINI, Marina;TAVOLETTI, Stefano;CLEMENTI, Francesca
2017-01-01
Abstract
Grasshoppers are the most commonly eaten insects by humans worldwide, as they are rich in proteins and micro-nutrients. This study aimed to assess the occurrence of transferable antibiotic resistance genes in commercialized edible grasshoppers. To this end, the prevalence of 12 selected genes [aac(6’)-Ie aph(2″)-Ia, blaZ, erm(A), erm(B), erm(C), mecA, tet(M), tet(O), tet(S), tet(K), vanA, vanB] coding for resistance to antibiotics conventionally used in clinical practice was determined. The majority of samples were positive for tet(M) (70.0%), tet(K) (83.3%) and blaZ (83.3%). A low percentage of samples were positive for erm(B) (16.7%), erm(C) (26.7%) and aac(6’)-Ie aph(2″)-Ia (13.3%), whereas no samples were positive for erm(A), vanA, vanB, tet(O) and mecA. Cluster analysis identified four main clusters, allowing a separation of samples on the basis of their country of origin.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
